AI Rate Professor

Art

Doug Durrant

DRAWINGIII · DRAWING1 · ART103 · WATERCOLOR1 · ART50 · ART101 · ART500 · DRAWING · ART102 · WATERCOLOR · DRW2 · ART235 · DRAW1 · D102 · ART102103 · ARTSOMETHING · ART100 · 37 lifetime ratings

AI rating
92/100
RMP rating
4.3/5
Take again
100%
Difficulty
1.8

The decision

Hidden gem for art students who want encouragement, connections, and an easy A if you can handle lots of stories.

Best fit · Beginner FriendlyEasy AStorytellerEncouragingLaid-back studioCareer connector
  • Widely loved as a warm, encouraging art mentor who finds talent in every student.
  • and if you show up and try.
  • Main friction is long storytelling that eats .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

88/100

Many students call it an Easy A if you show up, bring materials, and ; .

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Is the course easy?

Introductory

85/100

Average difficulty about 1.8 with low technical pressure; effort and presence matter more than hard concepts.

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

30/100

, though others note flexibility if work is finished.

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Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

92/100

Overwhelming praise as best or favorite teacher with 100 percent take-again where reported, despite talkative complaints.

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Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Generous

90/100

Students repeatedly say he is an easy or .

Format shift

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Workload

Light

78/100

Project-based studio time dominates; workload is light if you show up, though .

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Excellent

90/100

Celebrated as , and individually encouraging despite long stories.

Format shift

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Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

22/100

Finals are projects not tests; grades rest on studio work, materials, and completed assignments.

Format shift

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Luni fit check

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Get help balancing workload, grading, and timing when no option is an obvious fit.

Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

37 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

In-person studio and art history classes full of stories, encouragement, project time, and .

Main concern

He talks a lot, which some students find inspiring and others find boring or time-wasting.

What students said

“Doug changed my life.”
ART102
“Easy A. Doug is great, he usually talks the first 15-20 minutes of class.”
ART102
“All you have to do is show up for class and have the materials and you'll pretty much get an A.”
ART102
“ but !”
ART102

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

No main concern is stored for this format.

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Assessment is project-based studio work with .

Project final not testStudio assignmentsNo formal high-stakes exams mentioned

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

90/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

as projects not tests, with assignment outlines and studio work driving grades.

Project final not testStudio projectsAssignment outlines
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ART102
“Just follow the outlines he hands out and you can get an A.”
ART102
“All you have to do is show up for class and have the materials and you'll pretty much get an A.”
ART102

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Doug changed my life.”

Voice snapshots generated from 37 , and storytelling tradeoffs. Credibility rating: High.

❤️ Life-Changing Mentor

95/100

“Doug changed my life.”

🅰️ Easy A Studio

88/100

“All you have to do is show up for class and have the materials and you'll pretty much get an A.”

🗣️ Storyteller Tradeoff

45/100

“talked way to much. will bore you to death”

🎯 Encouraging Teaching

92/100

“I think the world of Doug, he's positive & encouraging, no matter what your level of skill may be.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Awesome professor, artist, and storyteller.
  • Doug is about exposure.
  • He can find talent in anything, sincerely! my fav teacher ever.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Easy A. Doug is great.
  • you get a lot of and not too hard of a grader
  • final is project not test, knowledgable, talks much but OK to but !

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • Durrant is the nicest guy you will ever meet!
  • He is genuinely interested in everyones ambitions
  • He'll annoy you at the same time as you really love him.

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

37

Recent reviews read by the AI

37

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

Thirty-seven in-person reviews spanning many years with detailed, highly consistent praise and a .

Inside 37 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 525
4 out of 57
3 out of 53
2 out of 51
1 out of 51

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

4 reported outcomes

A range

3

A+ 2 · A 1

B range

0

No reported values

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Rather not say 1